Australian citizen journalism and blogging have passed a milestone, if not come of age, writes Margaret Simons.
Citizen journalism
Burma’s online insurgency, part 1: revolution in your facebook
This is what dissent looked like to the Rangoon user. At least it did until Burma’s ruling generals decided that ham fisted expurgation simply wasn’t doing the job. They finally found the internet’s off-switch on Friday.
‘CrateGate’, citizen journalists join election action
For those who wonder whether the Australian blogosphere and “citizen journalism” will ever make a difference to politics, “CrateGate” – a mini controversy generated on the You Decide 2007 site - is providing some thought provoking material.
